Trousers supporter



Aug. 21, 1923.

M. A. GREENE TROUSERS SUPPORTER Filed April 17. 1922 M l afee/7 mvEm-on ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Aug.. 2l, i923.

Utsllf STATES tresses retener carries;

' MORGAN`A. GREENE, OFVSALINA, KANSAS.

TROUSERS' SUPPORTER. v

Appiination filed Aprii i7, 1922. seriai No. 553,322.

To all w/Lom t may 00h-cern Be it known that I, MoizeAN A. Granma-f a citizen ot the United States, residing at Salina, inthe county ot Saline and State of Kansas, have :invented new and useful improvements in Trousers Supporters, of which the following is a speciiication.

This inventionY relates to garment supporters, Jarticularly to devices for supporting trousers, and has for its object the provision ot a device of this character designed 'for engagement with trousers and with suspenders, whereby theV suspenders may be? vworn under thedi'ess shirt, the device being so .constructed and arranged as to permit this use while VYalso permitting the lower portion oit thenshirt .to be A properly tucked into thetop otthetrousers in such a way t as. to provide a neat appearance and to prevent rumpling orwrinlrling oi the shirt.

` An important and more speciiic object is the provisionvof a supporterotthis char acter which is so constructed and arranged as to permit dropping down ofthe trousers when necessary without necessitating the unbnttoning of the trousers or the unbut- Y toning of the supporter from the suspenders.

.An additional object is the provision ot a .device of this character` which will be simple andV ineipensive in manufactura:V .easy to apply and: use, highly efficient and durable in service and a general improvement in the art. Y

Vlith the above and otherobiects and advantages in view, the' invention consists iir the details ot construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a view looking at'the upper portion ot a pair ot trousers and showing my device in position.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view showing the normal position ot the device in associating with the trousers and suspenders.y

In carrying out .rnyf invention provide a supporter which -is' interposedbetween the K trousers or ratherV the waistbandfthereot andthe Suspenders. vThis supporter coinprises a body 10.. of.V thin flexible material which yet has acrtain degree of. thickness whereby it willnottold or bend uponitseli accidently. 'This ybody is here shown asbe- .ing of substantially trapezoidal. shape and curved laterally whereby: to contorni to the hipsot the wearer, this ,body vbeing furthermore-.provided at its upper corners with extensions l1 upon which are secured yby any suitablemeans flexible tabs12 provided .with buttonholes 13 for engagement lupon the buttons Cfat the waistband of the trousers. Suitably secured at tlielower edge ot the vbody 10 is an elongated strip 11i of ,'-tlexible material which is designed-to be looped about a portion of thesuspenders D- .and it is preferablethat this strip be prof vided witha snap fastener 15' with rwhichmay be engaged anyone Vof a plurality! oit' mating fastener, elements 16 provided throughout the `Ylength of the strip.V This means provides adjustmentv so that the suspenders` may be regulatedv to the Yproper Ylength to eiect the most eiiicient service.

In actualvpractice thedevice isused in duplicate, that is tosay. one body` member 10 is disposed inside ot the trousers and the tabs V12` are `engaged upon theibuttons C ordinarilyprovided at the .waistband ot the garment. The body member l0 extends downwardly andthe flexible strip 14 at the lower edge thereof is brought upwardly and` looped through the Suspenders and thenV the snap fastener 15 isengaged withA the proper one of the fastener elements 16 cooperating therewithy whereby to maintain this proper adjustment. When the device is thus applied it will be apparent that'the y lower end 'of the shirt will be engaged between the flexible strip '14 and the body member 10, this providing ample space for taking care of the lower end of the shirt without rumpling or wrinlrling it in' a manner which will beevident in case of the removal of the vest. When it is desired to drop down or lower the trousers, vit is ap parent that when they are unbuttoned at the Jfront they may be pulled awayv from the body of theV wearer at the sides which will allow the body member 10 to straighten out so that the trousers may .be lowered the desired extent without necessitating disengagement ofthe tabs `l2 from the button. B or disengagement of the strip let from the Suspenders. l/Vhen the trousers are subsequently pulled up to their proper position, it is apparent that the body members l() will fold into their downwardly extending position so that the lower edge of the shirt will be properly disposedbetween the body members 10,'. and the strips la.

From, the 'foregoing description and a study of the drawings, 'it vwill beapparent i vthat I have thusA provided a vsimply AConstructed and consequently Yinexpensive, supporter for; use in conneetionfwith .trousersy whiehpermit the suspenders to :be worn underneath the top or dress shirt 'while at .the Sametime ytherefwill be no. 'disorderly' appearanceor unsightliness at the lower end of the shirt owing lto theV fact that the lower vWhile l 'have shown and described the preferredembodiment of the invention7 it is of Course to be understood thatl'` reserve the right to makesuch changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as will vnot depart lfrom'the spirit .of invention or Llo claim:

the scope ofthe subjoined claims. K

Having thus described the invention, I

.1. A@ trousers supporter comprising the combination with Vbuttons located on the' waist band of trousers and Suspenders, ofY

an elongated body member located at each side ofthe waistband vof the trousers, elonf gated tabs formed on the upper corners ofthe body and provided with buttonh'oles engageable about said buttons, and an elongated flexible strip carried by the lower end of the body and designed to be engaged ,withv the Suspenders.

2. A trousers supporter ,comprising the n l combination with buttons located on the Waist band of trousers and Suspenders, of an elongated Hexible body meniberlocated at each side of theY waist band ofjtheftrou'sers, elongated tabs formed onv the upper corners lof the body and provided with bnttonholes engageable about said buttons, and an elongated iexible strip carried by the lower end the Suspenders, said strip being looped through the suspendersfand being provided vwith Aa snap fastener, the strip being furthermore provided with a series of fastener elementsY adapted to be selectively engaged with said first named snap fastenerY whereby `to maintain adjustment. f Y A A trouser supportei` comprising a trans- "f ihebeay and designed to be engaged with versely curved elongated body member. of

somewhat `flexible material designed to be disposed against the inside of trousers at. the hip line thereof, the body member being of elongated trapezoidal shape and formed at Vits upper corners with extensions,l flexible tabs secured upon saidV extensions and formed with buttonholes designedto be engaged upon the Vbuttons at the `waist band Vof thetrousersD and anV elongated flexible strip Vconnected with the lower end of the body and designed to be looped and adi justably securedwithrespect tothe suspenders, the` space between tliebodyand the, flexi ble strip-beingdesignedt accommodate the lowerend of the shirtlV i f Y In testimony whereof Iafx my signature.

' MORGAN A. GREENE. 

